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The H-1B programme offers temporary U.S. visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. Between 2007-2017, the USCIS received the maximum number of 2.2 million H-1B petitions from high-skilled Indians. Suspension only applies to H-1B petitions from for-profit companies. Read More »

Tamimi spent her 17th birthday in prison on January 31. Israel's Haaretz news website said that, under the agreement, Ahed Tamimi would be sentenced to eight months in prison. She was arrested in December after video surfaced of her accosting soldiers outside her West Bank home. Ahed Tamimi's lawyer was not immediately available to comment. Read More »

It said the Act was enacted with the objective that the underprivileged need protection against any atrocities to give effect to the Constitutional ideals, but "the Act can not be converted into a charter for exploitation or oppression by any unscrupulous person or by police for extraneous reasons against other citizens". Read More »

The email was written by Cambridge Analytica employee Emily Cornell, who hinted to colleagues that there were more Clinton-related emails set to drop in the coming weeks. "She played up the states that supported her as more economically advanced than the states that voted for Trump, calling them "dynamic" and 'moving forward.' Then she again suggested Trump supporters were motivated by animosity toward women and people of color". Read More »

What unfolded in Texas because of her nephew's actions was a "horrible, frightful thing", Conditt's aunt told Fox 31. She contacted Scott, who later picked up the beloved pup. Mark Roessler, who lives across from Conditt's parents, told HuffPost he saw 10 agents with rifles take a man into custody around 9 a.m. Roessler, who said he had spoken several times with Conditt and his father and had toured the house, said he had never seen the man before. Read More »

Wednesday's meeting marks the third time since November 2016 that talks have been held between high-level officials from Japan and Russian Federation and the first meeting Lavrov has held with a foreign minister since Putin's landslide presidential election win on Sunday. Read More »

Dublin Fire Brigade has said that eight engines, a turntable ladder, and command units are now tackling the fire. A spokesperson for the Dublin Region Homeless Executive has confirmed there were no homeless families being accommodated at the hotel. Read More »

ARNA is an exciting player in the Healthcare space, with a center of attention on Biotechnology . However, the stock is trading at -19.21% as compared to recent highs. Following shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc . As ARNA has a P/S, P/E and P/B estimations of 76.76, 0 and 5.35 separately. Its P/Cash esteemed at 6.62. Read More »

Yong-Pill is said to be the last South Korean singer to perform in the North around 13 years ago. North Korea considers the exercises an invasion rehearsal and often conducts weapons tests in protest. "These are low-key drills". Washington and Seoul insist they are defensive and are needed to keep allied forces combat-ready. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said recently that a resolution of the abduction, nuclear, and missile development issues was "Japan's core policy". Read More »

He said in an interview posted late Tuesday that numerous variants of such agents were developed by the Soviets in 1972-1988. Lavrov said Moscow also wanted to know why the British government had accused Russian Federation of responsibility when the police investigation into the Salisbury incident was incomplete. Read More »

Meanwhile, the preparation committee has chose to propose holding high-level dialogue with North Korea next Thursday to discuss details of the upcoming inter-Korean summit, according to the Cheong Wa Dae spokesman. Korea summit if it is held at the truce village of Panmunjeom. Moon also highlighted the need to have any agreement with the communist North ratified by the parliament, so the agreement will be honored regardless of any possible change in leadership in South Korea. Read More »

Oliver says on Ellen DeGeneres's show, "Clearly, to put in the nicest possible terms, (Pence) is not a friend of the LGBTQ community". Oliver made a decision to publish his own book to troll Pence, who has endorsed controversial policies opposing gay marriage. Read More »

It's what 15-year-old Julia Dortch said to her mother after the fatal school shooting in Parkland. These students are so afraid they're stepping up to speak with their shaking voices and demanding to be heard. He is responsible for sending people to prison who use guns for violence, and he wants to be able to continue that in a congressional seat. "I've studied the Second Amendment", said Janz. Read More »

Watch the full trailer above. "In the highly-anticipated return of two iconic characters, the arch-rivals from the legendary Karate Kid film series reunite over 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament". Guest starring in the show is esteemed Primetime Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner. The 10-episode series, which was created by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, is an exception to YouTube Red's rule of, as Vulture wrote , avoiding "massive ... Read More »

The trouble all started when Logan went to submit his Eagle Scout project, a program that would give newborn kits to parents in hospitals who just had babies. Local officials approved his request, though his father Chad Blythe told the Salt Lake Tribune that the national Boy Scouts organization stepped in and voided all of his son's achievements because he the allowances he was given did not meet its standards. Read More »

The new law also comes as the Trump administration is set to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum that are targeted at Chinese efforts to undermine US industries. The law states that it is USA policy to permit visits to Taiwan by cabinet-level national security officials, senior military officers, and other executive branch officials. Read More »

It asked the Centre whether it could impose a scheme on citizens, who should be given an alternative to exit from the scheme, and whether data on individuals collected before the Aadhaar Act was put in 2016 shouldn't be destroyed. Before the 2016 Act, it was ordered that Aadhaar would be voluntary and hence, there can not be a question that fundamental rights were violated by taking biometric details under the scheme. Read More »

Business Insider says the coffee shop giant may be turning to viral promotions like these to make up for slumping Frappuccino sales over the past two years. A couple of Richmond Starbucks stores also told the News that the newest drink will be launched on Thursday at all locations and it is on limited time offer. Read More »

As part of the latest update on Operation Stovewood, its investigation into allegations of abuse over the 16-year period, the NCA said "our analysis puts the potential number of victims and survivors at 1,510". "(Operation Stovewood is) a unique and unprecedented investigation, challenging in its scale and complexity", said Paul Williamson, senior investigating officer with the NCA. Read More »

Welcoming the Saudi prince in the White House on Tuesday shows Trump's support for MBS as heir of King Salman, who has introduced radical reforms in the conservative country, like empowering women, allowing cinemas, etc. Both the leaders praised the strength of US-Saudi ties, which had grown sour during Obama administration because of different perceptions about Iran. Read More »

Santa Barbara County issued a mandatory evacuation order Monday, March 19, 2018, affecting about 30,000 people, including the community of Montecito, where 21 people were killed by a massive mudslide in January. A powerful Pacific storm is moving across central and southern parts of California, drenching communities previously ravaged by wildfires and mudslides. Read More »

Wednesday. Stephens was held in the Barton County Jail on $1,000,000 bond. If you have information on this case and live in Barton County, you are asked to call 9-1-1. Authorities provide update on Iviona Lewis investigation. According to the Barton County Sherrif, Iviona Lewis was last seen Sunday around 10:50 p.m.at 414 N. Read More »

Another said, "Please choose love". "They came in with guns, and they probably thought there might be another shooter, of course", she said. The 16-year-girl who was critically injured in a southern Maryland school shooting is one of nine siblings and an active member of the school's swim team. Read More »

Madsen invited Wall to tour his submarine after she approached him for an interview. Madsen , who denied killing the woman, said he dismembered her body in the bathroom of the UC3 Nautilus submarine. In court on Wednesday, according to the New York Daily News , Madsen said Wall "died in an air pressure accident aboard the submarine". Madsen previously claimed that Wall died when a hatchet fell on her head, but later changed his story. Read More »

President Trump brought up the proposal during a speech Monday in New Hampshire in which he rolled out his administration's new plan to fight opioid abuse. Opioids, including prescription drugs, heroin and fentanyl, killed more than 42,000 Americans in 2016 - more than any year on record, according to the U.S. Read More »

Around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Heritage Middle School received a call from someone who threatened to deliver a bomb to the school at a specific time in the afternoon, Crabtree said. The lockdown was lifted at all three schools. In the post, the district encourages parents to have safety discussions with their children and with school faculty. Read More »

Trump has fumed to confidants that the Mueller probe is "going to choke the life out of" his presidency if allowed to continue indefinitely, according to an outside adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations with the president. Read More »

It was a race that garnered national attention as the progressive wing within the Democratic Party argues for a more liberal and diverse cadre of candidates for November's general election. Kirsten Gillibrand and Illinois Reps. Jan Schakowsky and Luis Gutierrez-a rare rebuke of a sitting congressman-as well as from Sen. Lipinski's campaign Twitter account posted "THANK YOU!" on Wednesday following Newman's online concession. Read More »

Though police initially indicated that Richey's death was not considered to be suspicious, an autopsy later revealed that she had died of "neck compression". Halifax Regional Police have charged three men with second degree murder in relation to the homicide of Derek Miles. That charge has since been upgraded to first-degree murder. Read More »

In related news, Director John W. Meisenbach sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 2nd. About 279,544 shares traded. The firm has "Buy" rating by BMO Capital Markets given on Friday, July 7. Susquehanna maintained the shares of COST in report on Tuesday, January 23 with "Buy" rating. Read More »

He has started 17 of Alabama's 21 games. He's totally focusing on baseball, which I'm good with. "We're taking him to Birmingham to get him evaluated". While playing football, he has mostly made a name for himself playing special teams. He entered the game at halftime as a freshman and led the Crimson Tide back from a 13-0 deficit to an overtime victory behind 166 passing yards and three touchdown throws, including the game-winner to DeVonta Smith. Read More »

Raid song Nit Khair Manga has been released today. Ajay Devgn and Ileana D'Cruz as the newly wedded couple are looking adorable in the song especially Ileana. Written by Ritesh Shah, Raid is based on a true story which revolves around an idealistic government officer and represents the 1980s Uttar Pradesh appropriately. Read More »

The stock decreased 0.40% or $0.23 during the last trading session, reaching $56.69. About 3.64 million shares traded. (NYSE:JPM) has risen 33.74% since March 20, 2017 and is uptrending. The stock of CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) has "Outperform" rating given on Thursday, January 14 by RBC Capital Markets. The rating was maintained by Barclays Capital with "Overweight" on Friday, October 23. Read More »

H&R Block Inc ( NYSE: HRB ) has a beta of 0.32, contrast to a beta of 1 for the market, which implies that the stock's price movements are less extreme than the market as a whole. Investors measure stock performance on the basis of a company's earnings power. Its P/Cash esteemed at 11.58. The present relative strength index (RSI) reading is 44.95. Read More »